Pentagon seeks to insulate virtually the Group Islamic State

Islamic State: "the overall effect we're looking for is the virtual isolation and that complements our physical actions on the ground"

The United States Cyber command (Cybercom) is working to destroy the internet connections of the radical group Islamic State (HEY) and let its members in "virtual isolation", the Pentagon announced on Thursday.

In which he described as the "first major combat operation" of this command, the Secretary of Defense, Ashton Carter, stated that Cybercom is assuming an important role in the operation of the United States-led coalition against Iraq and in Syria.

"The goals there are to interrupt the command and control of the HEY, interruptingtheir ability to transfer money, interrupt your ability to bully and control the population, disrupt their ability to recruit externally," said Carter the lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

"The overall effect we're looking for is the virtual isolation and that complements our physical actions on the ground," said the military adviser to Carter, Gen. Joe Dunford, who is Chief of staff of the United States Set.

"The focus in particular is in external operations that could be performed by the HEY," he added.

The two authorities have been for 3 hours before lawmakers linked to the campaign against the organization.

The United States launched an international coalition against in August 2014, capturing large areas of Western Iraq and Syria and freeing kidnapped, although several legislators to express your frustration because, two years after the start of the operation, the group still controls key cities and imposing strict Islamic laws follows.

It is expected that Cybercom has, in 2018, more than 6000 civilian and military technical experts in 133 teams-each with approximately 65 effective working in the Middle East in operations against the networks.